Thirteen years of shaky peace between the Russian and Ottoman empires are ending. The contradictions between them are too great and cannot be resolved peacefully. There will be war! What will serve as the trigger after which much blood will be shed? Egorov’s special company has been expanded to a battalion and stands at the very front line of defense. They are called green devils and wolfhounds. It is they, the Russian rangers, who will have to be the first to engage in battle with the Janissaries.